

Search for the Titanic
1981-12-03 · 45 min · ★ 7.0
In “Search for the Titanic”, Orson Welles takes viewers into a massive expedition attempting to locate the remains of the famous unsinkable ship at the bottom of the North Atlantic several years after its sinking on its maiden voyage in April 1912.
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- Directors
- Michael Harris
- Production companies
- An International Expeditions Inc. Film, Titanic 1980, Inc.
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Orson WellesSelf - Host
Michael HarrisSelf
Jack GrimmSelf
Dr. William RyanSelf
Dr. Fred SpiessSelf
Don ArmandSelf
Dr. Carl LowensteinSelf
Mark OlssonSelf
Lowell ThomasSelf
Frank GoldsmithSelf
E.J. SmithSelf (archive footage)
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